Eagle in a Cage
1972 | 98m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Fielder Cook |
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| Writer: | Millard Lampell |
| Staring: |
| 1815. A soldier becomes the governor of St. Helena and jailer of Napoleon | |
| Release Date: | Jan 09, 1972 |
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| Director: | Fielder Cook |
| Writer: | Millard Lampell |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | napoleon bonaparte, exile, fortress |
| Production Companies | Group W |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Gielgud | Lord Sissal |
| Ralph Richardson | Sir Hudson Lowe |
| Billie Whitelaw | Madame Bertrand |
| Kenneth Haigh | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Moses Gunn | General Gourgaud |
| Lee Montague | Cipriani |
| Georgina Hale | Betty Balcombe |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Millard Lampell | Screenplay |
| Marc Wilkinson | Original Music Composer |
| Frano Vodopivec | Director of Photography |
| Vladimir Tadej | Art Direction |
| Max Benedict | Editor |
| Fielder Cook | Director |
| Željko Senečić | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Albert Schwartz | Producer |
| Millard Lampell | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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Somehow or other, Kenneth Haigh just hasn't the wherewithal to carry off this story of Napoleon's exile on St. Helena. What we are left with, despite decent efforts from Sir Ralph Richardson, Sir John Gielgud and Billie Whitelaw, is really as dull as the exiled Emperor's life must have actually been ... on the island at the time. Only once, could there be described as any action - otherwise it is all a very talky exercise that makes for 100 minutes of pretty wearisome stuff. There is some nice photography (of Yugoslavia) to be seen, but I'm struggling to think of anything else to write... Pity he didn't have a television set at the time for this - he might have died of boredom and saved thousands of lives!